CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Monday, Feb. 16 would have been a fantastic day for fishing in Jamaica. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine, forecasters calling for temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s, somewhat calm breezes. Under normal circumstances, Shane Pitter probably ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Frank Del Duca and Josh Williamson quickly began icing down after their first two runs of the two-man bobsled event at the Milan Cortina Games. It was not in a recommended fashion. They didn’t even use ice. The American bobsledders — who are fourth at ...

LIVIGNO, Italy — Nobody could blame the doctors for telling 13-year-old Jake Canter he should never step on a snowboard again. Nobody could blame 22-year-old Jake Canter for ignoring them. Nine years after enduring a traumatic brain injury, the result of getting kicked in the head in a ...

TESERO, Italy — Fresh off ending a 50year medal drought in men’s cross-country skiing, American Ben Ogden proved Wednesday, Feb. 18 it was no fluke by winning a second silver. Teaming up with Gus Schumacher, the U.S. men even gave runaway favorites Norway some real competition and held ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn’t won a race this season on the World Cup circuit. They weren’t even contenders in many of them. Ah, the comforts of home. A little Italian ice changed everything — and the first women’s doubles luge champions ...